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My 2014 Favorites

October 24, 2014

I view gardening as something different than landscaping. For gardening, I tend to use a trowel. I get down on my hands and knees, dig a small hole, plant a plant, and water it. It has a very individual feel...
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October 09, 2014

I got my undergraduate degree in computer science from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette (UL Lafayette). All my childhood I grew up thinking I would go to Louisiana State University (LSU), following in the footsteps of my brother and...
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September 19, 2014

My wife and I live in a townhouse in a condominium complex called Crown Harbor. Constructed about 30 years ago, aptly named, and by the San Francisco Bay, the Crown Harbor units have a nautical feel. One design element is...
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September 03, 2014

The Autodesk Gallery at One Market in San Francisco celebrates design — the process of taking a great idea and turning it into a reality. With more than 20 different exhibits regularly on display that showcase the innovative work of...
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July 28, 2014

Ever since I posted a note in the Inventor discussion forum and published "Student Access to Mesh Enabler for Inventor" on my blog, I get emails from students requesting a copy of the Mesh Enabler for Autodesk Inventor. This add-on...
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July 18, 2014

Since it's a Friday, I try not to blog about Autodesk Labs-related stuff. My family and coworkers make fun of me in that they say I am too Spock-like. They cringe when I write blog posts like: Will it flush?...
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April 01, 2014

Those who know me know that I am an idea guy. Think of the Michael Keaton character in the movie Night Shift: "Feed mayonnaise to tuna fish." — get tuna salad fresh off the hook. I have noticed that each...
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March 19, 2014

The Mesh Enabler enables Inventor users to work with imported Mesh data. As shipped, Inventor 2012 can import mesh data from Catia files. In addition to Catia files, Inventor 2013 can import mesh data from STL files and from JT...
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January 31, 2014

With the NFL Super Bowl® coming up, here's something I thought I would share: The video shows, Autodesk Flow Design, formerly Project Falcon on Autodesk Labs, being used to show what the wind might be like in the Super Bowl...
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